Privacy Policy

1.Who we are

StatusPe is run by Invotech Labs Pvt Ltd, Saha, Ambala, Haryana 133104, India (“we”, “us”). For the purposes of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, we are the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described here. This policy covers the StatusPe app, the website statuspe.com and the web portal.

2.What we collect

Your account

Your name, mobile number and/or email address, and your Google profile photo if you sign in with Google. If you tell us about your business (type, name, city, language), we keep that too.

Your WhatsApp link

When you link a WhatsApp number, WhatsApp gives StatusPe the security keys of a linked device. We store them encrypted (AES-256) so your number stays linked. We also store the number, its WhatsApp display name and its connection status.

Your contacts

WhatsApp shares with linked devices the contacts saved on the phone where WhatsApp runs. We store their names, numbers and WhatsApp’s internal ids. If you choose to, the app can also add contacts from the phone it’s installed on. We use contacts only to decide who sees your statuses and to show you who viewed them.

Your statuses

The text, photos and videos you schedule, when they should be posted, who should see them, and the result of posting.

Views

Which of your contacts viewed a status and when, as reported by WhatsApp. People who turned off read receipts in WhatsApp are not shown to you, and we do not try to find out.

Payments

Payments are handled by Razorpay (or Google Play). We receive the order and payment ids, amount, status and payment method type (for example “UPI”). We never see or store your card number, UPI PIN or bank login.

Devices and security

The device name and type you sign in from, a push-notification token, and IP addresses and timestamps in security logs.

Support

What you send us when you contact support.

3.What we never do

• We don’t download or read your chats. StatusPe asks WhatsApp only for what it needs to post statuses.
• We don’t send messages to your contacts. StatusPe posts statuses; it does not chat or broadcast.
• We don’t sell or rent personal data, and we don’t show ads.
• We don’t use your content to train AI models.

4.How we use it

• To post your statuses at the times you choose, to the people you choose, and show you views and simple statistics.
• To run your account: sign-in, plans, payments, invoices and notifications you can switch off in settings.
• To write status text when you ask the AI helper (see section 5).
• To keep StatusPe safe: detect abuse, fix problems and keep linked numbers healthy.
• To meet legal duties, such as tax records.

5.Services we use

We share only what each service needs to do its job:

We keep a record of AI use (how much and when) for 90 days. It does not include your text. Some of these providers may process data outside India under their own security commitments. We may also disclose information when the law requires it.

6.How long we keep it

• While your plan is active: as long as you use StatusPe.
• When a plan or trial ends: posting stops. After 3 days your numbers are disconnected. After 10 days your WhatsApp keys, contacts, lists, schedules and status history are deleted. Your login stays so you can come back.
• When you delete your account (Profile, Delete account, or by email): your account and everything in it is deleted from our systems.
• AI usage records (without your text): 90 days. Security logs: up to 6 months.
• Payment and tax records: as long as Indian law requires.

7.Security

All traffic uses HTTPS. WhatsApp keys are stored encrypted. Staff access is limited and protected with two-factor sign-in. Every linked number runs in only one place at a time. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects your data, we will inform you and the authorities as the law requires.

8.Your rights and choices

Under the DPDP Act you can ask to see the personal data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, withdraw consent, nominate someone to act for you, and raise a grievance. Most of this is in the app: edit your profile, switch off contacts sync or notifications, unlink a number, or delete your account. For anything else, write to invotechlabs@gmail.com.

Withdrawing consent stops the related service. For example, switching off contacts sync means statuses can only go to contacts you add yourself.

9.People in your contacts

StatusPe posts statuses only to people saved in your contacts, the same way WhatsApp does. You are responsible for having their numbers lawfully. If you are in someone’s contacts and want your number removed from StatusPe, write to invotechlabs@gmail.com with your number.

10.Children

StatusPe is for people aged 18 and over and for businesses. We don’t knowingly collect data from children. If you think a child has signed up, contact us and we will delete the account.

11.Users outside India

StatusPe can be used in any country. Our company and servers are in India, so your data is processed in India and by the service providers listed in section 5.

European Union, United Kingdom and similar laws

If the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, we are the controller of your personal data and rely on these legal bases:

• Contract: running your account, posting your statuses, payments and support.
• Legitimate interests: keeping StatusPe secure, preventing abuse and improving the service.
• Consent: optional features such as syncing phone contacts and notifications, which you can withdraw at any time.
• Legal obligation: tax and accounting records.

When data leaves the EU or UK, we rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the safeguards our providers offer. You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to complain to your local data protection authority. Write to invotechlabs@gmail.com to use them; we reply within 30 days.

The contacts you sync are used only to show your statuses to them, as WhatsApp itself does. If you use StatusPe for a business, you are responsible for having your customers’ numbers lawfully.

California and other US states

We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context advertising. You can ask to know, correct or delete your personal information by writing to invotechlabs@gmail.com, and we won’t treat you differently for asking.

12.Changes to this policy

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we’ll tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect. The date at the top shows the latest version.

13.Grievance Officer

We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within 15 days. If you are not satisfied, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.